San Pablo

Both of my children had a wonderful education and experience at Mesilla elementary. It is a small school with a loving staff.

Great school. All the people that work in this school are very caring and professional. Thanks MPES for your work, love and care to our children who are our tresures.

I have worked in both Miami-Dade Public Schools and Broward Public Schools for 23 years and Tombaugh is hands down superior in all respects. Family is involved in many facets of the childrens' education, administrators and teachers are approachable and helpful, teachers are respectful, enthusiastic about teaching, and supportive of all students, high achieving or not. Frequent communications to parents keep them "in the loop" and opportunities for feedback are offered. My granddaughter loves going to school, and that's the most important endorsement.

This school lacks standard teaching practices and professionalism. While they hire people with higher degrees, most have no teaching experience and it shows. They often teach through embarrassment, shaming, & intimidation tactics. Staff also imposes their views on students, many inappropriate such as bashing politicians, using outdated terms to describe learning disabilities, & using negative reinforcement on the kids. Don't expect to have any respect or influence unless you donate heavily on top of the hefty tuition rate. Not a good experience and would not recommend for any families that value respecting others and being welcomed by your child's school.